MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
online education have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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